Impixano njengoyena ndoqo kwidrama yesixhosa
Date
2006-12
Authors
Mtsotsoyi, Edith Ntombizodwa
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Publisher
Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to explore conflict in the two dramas under study. Conflict is one of the cornerstones of drama and it is the most significant element of plot. An investigation is done of the two dramas under study: Inene nasi isibhozo by Mthingane (1965) and Buzani Kubawo by Tamsanqa (1958).
Both dramas depict Xhosa cultural properties, and its impact on character portrayal in the dramas.
The study has the following organization:
Chapter 1: Purpose and aims of the study.
Chapter 2: Review of literature on conflict.
Chapter 3: Deals with the development of plot within episodes. A critical evaluation of the dramas is undertaken.
Chapter 4: Presents culture and conflict in the dramas and an investigation of the portrayal of these aspects is undertaken.
Chapter 5: Summary of the findings of the study.
Description
Thesis (MA (African Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
Keywords
Dissertations -- African languages, Xhosa dramas, Theses -- African languages, Mtingane, Amos -- Criticism and interpretation, Tamsanqa, Witness K. -- Criticism and interpretation, Xhosa fiction -- History and criticism, Culture in literature, Dissertations -- Xhosa literature, Theses -- Xhosa literature